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Letters Patent No. 76,886, dated April 21, 1868.

'TOY BOOMERANG PISTOL.

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:TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, OBADIAH B. BROWN, of Malden, in the county ofMiddlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new toy, which Idesignate as n Boomerang Pistol; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full and correct description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is' a perspective view ofthe upper side of the instrument, the boomerang being shown in place,and the spring retracted ready for use.

Figure 2 is a similar view of therbottom of the instrument, showing thearrangement ofthe spring.

The same part is marked by the same letter in -both figures.

This invention consists of 'an instrument to hold and project a toyboomerang, which I denominate a. boomerang pistol, andl which forms anovel and amusing toy for children.

In the drawing, A marks the fiat piece of wood on which the boomerang isto be laid; B, the handle; C, a cleat placed across the piece A for'theboomerang to lie against; D, the boomerang, which may be made-of one ormore pieces of thin venecring, or of a thin piece of hard rubber; E, thespring from which'the projectile force is obtained. The iixed end ofthis lspring is attachcd'to the lower side of piece A by a screw at a.It is then passed in a coil twice around the shankoi' the button F, andbrought out to the edge of A, audits freeI end turned up, as shown. A.roll of rubber isi-'attached to the turned-up end ofthe spring, andcomes in contact with the boomerang when the blow is struck.- It servesas a cushion to prevent the weer of the boomerang,

which would occur if it were struck directly by the metallic spring. Gris a catch which holds the spring retracted until it is pressed down andreleased.

The operation is as follows: The boomerang D is placed Vin position, asshown in iig. 1,1and'the spring E retracted and held by the catch G. Theend of spring E is then pressed down bythe thumb ofthe holder until thespring is released and flies forward, giving the requisite impulscto theprojectile.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The toy herein described, consisting of an instrument i`o1"'supportingand throwing a small boomerang, constructed and operating substantiallyas described.

The above speccation of my said invention signed and witnessed atBoston', this 23d day of. November, A. D; 1867.

o. B. BROWN. Witnesses WILLIAM C. CLEVELAND, Cms. F. STANSBURY.

